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• Veteran Mitchell attends Ticats rookie camp wearing a walking boot

  08-05-2024 23:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell created a stir Wednesday at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ rookie camp.
  The veteran quarterback attended the opening day wearing a walking boot on his right foot. Sophomore Taylor Powell took the majority of snaps.
  Mitchell suffered a fractured right leg last season that required surgery.
  Afterwards, Ticats head coach Scott Milanovich told reporters Mitchell was wearing the boot as a precaution and that he expected the quarterback to practise with the team Monda
  
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• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers effort to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson from office

  08-05-2024 23:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called Wednesday for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, pressing ahead with her long-shot effort despite pushback from Republicans at the highest levels tired of the political chaos.Greene, who is one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, stood on the House floor and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker. Colleagues booed in protest.
  The vote, which under House ru
  
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• B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths

  08-05-2024 23:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada’s decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it “prohibition 2.0.”
  Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemption in January 2023 had called for consistent engagement with stakeholders, people with lived experience and advocates, but none of that happened before B.C. asked f
  
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• Real Madrid rallies late to beat Bayern 2-1 and reach another Champions League final

  08-05-2024 23:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons.
  Joselu scored in the 88th minute and then in stoppage time for the record 14-time European champion, which advanced 4-3 on aggregate to set up a final against Borussia Dortmund on June 1 in London.
  Bayern had taken the lead on Canadian Alphonso Davies’s goal in the 68th.
  Davies came on for injured forward  Serge Gnabry in the 27th minute at
  
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• Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case

  08-05-2024 23:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
  The scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara shocked baseball fans from the U.S. to Japan when the news broke in March.Mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscri
  
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• New head coach Green looking to bring accountability to young, talented Senators

  08-05-2024 23:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Travis Green says he is a firm, approachable and detail-oriented coach. The Ottawa Senators are banking on those qualities to make an impression on their young and talented roster.
  Green was announced as the Senators’ new head coach Tuesday after a selection process that included discussions with half a dozen candidates. He will be tasked with fostering a culture of accountability in Ottawa.“I’m going to push the team in a direction of improving and making it a w
  
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• Case against ex-Mountie charged with helping China can go ahead in Quebec, judge says

  08-05-2024 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province.
  Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher’s bid to quash the indictment against him.
  Lawyers for the 61-year-old argued in April that the charges should have been filed in British Columbia or Ontario rather than in Quebec, which has no specific ties to the alleged infractions.
  But Blais says the law clearly s
  
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• Toronto’s Chris Bassitt shuts down Phillies’ offence, ends home winning streak at 11 games

  08-05-2024 22:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chris Bassitt tossed three-hit ball and struck out six over 6 2/3 innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and an RBI to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory on Wednesday that ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ home winning streak at 11 games.
  Jordan Romano gave up an RBI single to Bryson Stott in the ninth but retired Whit Merrifield on a foul pop with two runners on base for his fifth save.
  The Phillies snapped an overall seven-game winning streak a
  
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• Montreal, Boston look to add another layer to historic rivalry in PWHL playoffs

  08-05-2024 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Hockey star Marie-Philip Poulin is motivated by the opportunity to compete in the playoffs, no matter the opponent.
  The fact Montreal will face off against a team from Boston in the Professional Women’s Hockey League post-season only adds fuel to the fire.
  “Every time you have a chance to play in the playoffs against any team, it’s exciting,” Poulin, Montreal’s captain, said Wednesday at the Verdun Auditorium. “It’s going to be even more
  
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• Rookie receiver Kevin Mital aiming for consistency with Toronto Argonauts

  08-05-2024 21:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It didn’t take Kevin Mital long to realize he’s a professional football player now.
  The former Laval star was on the field Wednesday when the Toronto Argonauts opened rookie camp at the University of Guelph. And what really stood out to the 2022 Hec Crighton Trophy-winning receiver was the overall speed of the pro game.
  “Everything goes fast,” Mital said. “You’ve got to learn the whole playbook, new terms.
  “You’ve got to speak the same language as
  
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• Safety board issues message to float-plane pilots on landing-site hazards

  08-05-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board has concluded that a small float plane coming in near Tofino, B.C., either hit a boat wake or an object before slamming into trees on a second landing attempt, killing two people aboard.
  The report says the pilot and a passenger were killed, while another passenger was seriously hurt and a third sustained minor injuries in the crash last June.
  The Quest Kodiak 100 float plane was destroyed by fire after the impact, but th
  
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• Jewish students say they don’t feel safe, as MPs probe antisemitism at universities

  08-05-2024 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Jewish students from major Canadian universities appeared on Parliament Hill today to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war.
  They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs, including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about antisemitism on campuses scheduled to begin Thursday.
  Housefather cited concerns from Jewish students and faculty who say they are experiencing a sharp spike of antisemitic be
  
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• Former journalist Joyce Napier named Canada’s ambassador to the Vatican

  08-05-2024 20:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada’s new ambassador. 
  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier’s appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the new role.
  Napier’s 40-year career as a journalist included time at The Canadian Press, CBC, The Globe and Mail, La Presse, Radio-Canada and CTV. 
  She is the only person to have been a parliamentary bureau ch
  
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• Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs to start for Canucks in Game 1 vs. Oilers

  08-05-2024 20:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs will start in net for the Canucks as Vancouver kicks off a second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers tonight. 
  Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says he also expects Elias Pettersson to play after the star centre missed practice due to illness yesterday. 
  Silovs was the third goalie to play for Vancouver in a first-round matchup against the Nashville Predators after all-star netminder Thatcher Demko and backup Casey DeSmith both went do
  
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• Man wanted out of Chilliwack for mischief and assault with intent to resist, arrested by authorities

  08-05-2024 20:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A man who was wanted out of the Chilliwack parole office and whose warrant went into effect this week for multiple charges has been arrested.
  According to an update from Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers ([email protected]), 44-year-old Darrel Rogers has been arrested and is no longer wanted.Rogers had been wanted out of Chilliwack for multiple criminal offences, including mischief of $5,000 or less, assault with intent to resist, and breach of a release order.Prior to his arre
  
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• Health minister committed to fixing dental-care double standard for hygienists

  08-05-2024 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal health minister says he isn’t convinced by the rationale used to deny independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services dentists’ offices offer under a new national plan.
  Reimbursement rates vary from province to province, but the dental program pays significantly less for a cleaning that happens at a private hygiene clinic, as opposed to in a dentist’s office.
  Health Minister Mark Holland says the disparity was copied over from a feder
  
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• Public service unions promise ‘summer of discontent’ over in-office policy

  08-05-2024 19:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Public service unions say they’ll launch further legal challenges and grievances over new rules that federal employees must work from the office at least three days a week.
  The unions are promising a “summer of discontent” over the policy, which was announced by the federal government earlier this month.
  Public Service Alliance of Canada president Chris Aylward says the NDP supports the unions and he expects the party to press the Liberals on the issue.
  But at a
  
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• ICBC to offer one-time rebate to eligible drivers, hold the line on basic rates

  08-05-2024 19:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it will provide a $110 rebate to eligible drivers through sound financial management and investment income that exceeded expectations.
  In addition to the one-time rebate for eligible drivers, basic ICBC rates will be maintained at the same rate until March 31, 2026, representing six consecutive years in a row with no increases, according to a news release from the company.Additionally, basic rates will be maintained until Marc
  
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• Feds defend carbon capture technology, urge other parties to pass tax credit

  08-05-2024 19:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says carbon capture technology is not too expensive or ineffective.
  Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high-profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag.
  Capital Power, an Edmonton-based electricity company, pulled the plug last week on plans to build a $2.4 billion carbon capture system at its Genesee generating station, saying the economics didn’t work.
  Greenpeace Canada also published a report this
  
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• London Drugs president says sorry for cyber breach, no evidence customer data taken

  08-05-2024 19:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RICHMOND, B.C. — The president of London Drugs has issued a letter apologizing for a cybersecurity incident that forced the company to close stores for more than a week, but he says there’s no evidence customer databases were compromised.
  The letter from Clint Mahlman says the Richmond, B.C.-based company is still investigating the April 28 incident, and should it find that any customer information was affected, it would inform people according to privacy laws.
  Mahlman says London Dr
  
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• B.C. insurance corp. announces $110 vehicle rebate, rate increases on hold until 2026

  08-05-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — Most drivers in British Columbia will receive a $110 vehicle insurance rebate this year.
  The Insurance Corporation of B.C. says strong investment and financial returns and the 2021 shift to the “enhanced care” model for providing health coverage for people involved in crashes has put the Crown corporation in a solid position to offer rebates.
  Corporation president David Wong says vehicle insurance rates will also remain frozen until at least March 2026.
  He says the l
  
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• Quebec premier defends new museum on Québécois nation after Indigenous criticism

  08-05-2024 19:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec Premier François Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a prominent First Nations group of trying to erase their history.
  The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador criticized Legault’s April 25 comments that suggested the province’s history began with the arrival of French explorers Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain in the 16th and 17th century.
  They said in a news release that the choice to exclude Indigenous peop
  
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• Chilliwack dealerships fund life-saving equipment at Chilliwack Hospital through donation to Chilliwack Hospital Foundation

  08-05-2024 19:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Bannister Auto Group, which recently acquired O’Connor Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram as the fifth Chilliwack car dealership in its automotive portfolio, has raised enough money from sales at its Chilliwack car dealerships to purchase a life-saving ventilator at Chilliwack General Hospital through a generous donation to the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation.
  “We donated $100 for every vehicle we sold in the first 3 months of the year,” Bannister general manager Brian W
  
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• B.C. court date set for third suspect in Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing

  08-05-2024 19:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SURREY, B.C. — A court date has been set for the third man charged with the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, coinciding with that of the other two suspects.
  Case listings from Surrey Provincial Court in B.C. show that Kamalpreet Singh will appear next on May 21.
  Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Karan Brar are Indian nationals who were arrested in Edmonton last week for the June 2023 death of Nijjar, who was shot dead in his truck while leaving the parkin
  
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• NDP leader slams Liberals for giving nearly $26M to Costco, Loblaw in recent years

  08-05-2024 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slamming the federal Liberals for giving nearly $26 million to Costco and Loblaw for energy-efficient appliances. 
  In 2019, the Liberals faced heat from Conservatives after the government announced it was giving $12 million to Loblaw for energy-efficient refrigerators and freezers.
  Newly released data from Environment and Climate Change Canada shows Costco was also given more than $15 million for fridges and to reduce emissions. 
  Loblaw was gi
  
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• Vehicle fire snarls eastbound Hwy. 1 traffic Wednesday morning in the Fraser Valley

  08-05-2024 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRASER VALLEY — A vehicle fire has closed two lanes of eastbound Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley Wednesday morning.According to a post on social media, DriveBC reported at 8:41 a.m. that a vehicle fire has the eastbound right and centre lanes at 216 Street closed. Crews were en route as of 8:41 a.m. and have likely already arrived as of 9:15 a.m.First responders are on scene; motorists are urged to pass with caution and to expect “major delays” due to congestion.
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• Update: Eastbound Hwy. 1 vehicle fire incident finally cleared

  08-05-2024 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  **Update at 9:50 a.m.: DriveBC says the vehicle fire incident has been cleared.**
  **Update at 9:30 a.m.: Eastbound Highway 1 traffic is backed up 5-10 kilometres from between 200 Street and 216 Street in Langley due to a vehicle fire. Google Maps shows dark red between 200 and 216 Street. Eastbound on-ramp traffic is using the shoulder. Motorists should expect heavy delays.**
  Original story below:
  FRASER VALLEY — A vehicle fire has closed two lanes of eastbound Highway 1 through the Fraser
  
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• Update: Eastbound Highway 1 traffic is a mess through Langley

  08-05-2024 18:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  **Update at 9:30 a.m.: Eastbound Highway 1 traffic is backed up 5-10 kilometres from between 200 Street and 216 Street in Langley due to a vehicle fire. Google Maps shows dark red between 200 and 216 Street. Eastbound on-ramp traffic is using the shoulder. Motorists should expect heavy delays.
  Original story below:
  FRASER VALLEY — A vehicle fire has closed two lanes of eastbound Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley Wednesday morning.
  According to a post on social media, DriveBC reported at
  
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• Chilliwack farmer has tractor stolen, drives past it on roadway - Langley Advance Times

  08-05-2024 18:15 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack farmer has tractor stolen, drives past it on roadway  Langley Advance Times
  
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• Despite private company already offering this service, SD33 to launch before and after school care at Chilliwack school

  08-05-2024 18:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — While a private company already offers before and after school care across the street from a Chilliwack public school, the Chilliwack School District says it will offer its own program at Unsworth Elementary starting this fall, pending the approval of its license.In an email sent to Unsworth Elementary parents Wednesday morning (May 8), SD33 reports that its Unsworth care program, set to open in September 2024, will employ certified education assistants to provide before and a
  
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• Minister said ‘hundreds’ of Canadians might use Gaza visa. More than 7,500 applied.

  08-05-2024 17:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — An immigration lawyer in Toronto says new figures from the federal government show just how “grudging” Ottawa’s efforts have been to rescue Canadians’ family members from the war in the Gaza Strip.
  Figures obtained by The Canadian Press through an access to information request show Canadians filed 7,549 initial visa applications for their family members in Gaza from the day the program opened on Jan. 9 to April 1.
  Debbie Rachlis, who represe
  
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• Matthews, MacKinnon, Kucherov named finalists for Ted Lindsay Award

  08-05-2024 17:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been named as one of the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award.
  Tampa Bay winger Nikita Kucherov and Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon were also named finalists in a release Wednesday from the NHL Players’ Association.The award is given annually to the most outstanding NHL player as voted by fellow NHLPA members.
  Matthews, who won the award in the 2021-22 season, led the NHL with 69 goals and was sixth in scoring with a career-high 107 points in
  
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• Hamilton Tiger-Cats to add Mike Walker, Bernie Custis to Wall of Honour

  08-05-2024 17:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will add Canadian Football Hall of Famers Mike Walker and Bernie Custis to the team’s Wall of Honour this season.
  The two will be honoured Oct. 4 at halftime of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats home game versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  Walker appeared in 108 games over eight seasons with Hamilton (1982-89), helping the franchise win the 1986 Grey Cup. He posted the third-most sacks in franchise history (82) and 11th all-time. He was inducted into the Canad
  
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• YOUR PERSPECTIVE: David Eby & the NDP’s public safety failures must end

  08-05-2024 17:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  In the wake of two horrifying stabbings that rocked our community in April, the people of White Rock are demanding action. During a recent town hall meeting, I listened as families shared their fear and frustration over the escalating violence that left one man fighting for his life and tragically claimed another. While the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has now charged Dimitri Nelson Hyacinth with second-degree murder and aggravated assault, the damage has been done.
  I’ve s
  
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• Ottawa cancels public ceremony for Israeli flag-raising, citing security concerns

  08-05-2024 16:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — City officials say they’ve cancelled a flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa City Hall to mark the establishment of Israel because of security concerns.
  The flag will be raised next Tuesday, but a ceremony involving the mayor, diplomats and members of the Jewish community will not go ahead. 
  The city says it has intelligence that suggests the event would pose a substantial risk to public safety, though it is not offering details.  
  The group Ottawa 4 Palestine had shared
  
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• 2 from Chilliwack hand-picked for steamy CTV show 'Farming for Love' - Chilliwack Progress

  08-05-2024 16:47 via news.google.com
  
  2 from Chilliwack hand-picked for steamy CTV show 'Farming for Love'  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Two Canadians named to match officials panel for Paris Olympics rugby sevens

  08-05-2024 16:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canadians Moe Chaudhry and Maggie Cogger-Orr are among 23 match officials selected to work the rugby sevens competition at this summer’s Paris Olympics. 
  Chaudhry, a native of Mississauga, Ont., has worked as both referee and assistant referee on the international front as well as the HSBC SVNS, formerly known as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. He also officiates Major League Rugby games.
  When not officiating, he is a Chick-fil-A franchisee. A former Tim Hortons franchisee, he als
  
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• Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case

  08-05-2024 15:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Willis and her office removed from the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in M
  
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• Music Review: Sebastian Bach’s ‘Child Within the Man’ makes the case for a Skid Row reunion

  08-05-2024 15:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Sebastian Bach’s latest solo album, “Child Within the Man,” is a reminder that every once in a while, a man and a moment meet.
  This is that time for Bach and his former band Skid Row. The vintage-sounding album has everything that made Bach a force and offers a tantalizing glimpse into what he could bring to a reunited Skid Row.Together, Bach and Skid Row were fixtures of hard rock radio in the late ‘80s and early ’90s with songs like “Youth Gone Wild,”
  
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• Police clearing pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University, 33 arrested

  08-05-2024 15:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police began to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested 33 protesters, hours after dozens left the site and marched to President Ellen Granberg’s home.
  Officials at the university in Washington, D.C., had warned of possible suspensions for students engaging in protest activities on University Yard.
  “While the university is committed to protecting students’ rights to free expression, the encampm
  
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• Canada’s Denis Shapovalov bounced in first round of Italian Open

  08-05-2024 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the first round of the Italian Open on Wednesday, falling 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Luciano Darderi of Italy.
  The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., struggled with his service game, committing 14 double faults and landing just 55 per cent of his first serves. Darderi capitalized on six break points compared to Shapovalov’s four.
  Darderi next meets Mariano Navone of Argentina on Friday.
  Shapovalov, ranked 126th in the world, holds
  
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• In the news today: Emergency alert test, Drake shooting investigation

  08-05-2024 14:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…
  Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test
  The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. The sole exception is Ontario, where the test will take place on May 15. Provincial and territorial em
  
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• Canucks’ run prompts riot reflections. Can fans be trusted not to repeat history?

  08-05-2024 10:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Simon Coutts remembers being “heckled” by passersby in 2011 as he boarded up his bike shop on Vancouver’s Robson Street before the Canucks’ Game 7 Stanley Cup loss to the Boston Bruins, that would spur hordes of drunken fans to riot. 
  Simon’s Bike Shop had been in business since 1986, and Coutts said the Stanley Cup riot in 1994 made him take precautions when the Canucks made the final again. 
  “In 2011, I was out on the street every
  
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• Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today

  08-05-2024 10:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today.
  That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts.The sole exception is Ontario, where the test will take place on May 15.
  Provincial and territorial emergency management organizations already conduct regular tests of the system, but this is the first time the federal government will test its capacity to issue
  
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• Trial begins for Winnipeg serial killer who claims he was mentally ill

  08-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The trial of a man who admits he killed four women in Winnipeg is set to begin Wednesday, and a law professor says lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki have multiple hurdles to clear for a defence of mental illness.
  Skibicki, 37, faces four counts of first-degree murder.
  His lawyers told court this week they will argue that he committed the killings but is not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.
  Brandon Trask, an assistant professor of law at the University of Manitoba, said
  
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• Toronto police seek suspect vehicle after security guard shot outside Drake’s mansion

  08-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto police are seeking help from the public as they continue to investigate a shooting that seriously injured a security guard outside rapper Drake’s mansion. 
  The shooting took place shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood, and police were searching for suspects who fled in a vehicle.   
  Police said the security guard, who remains in hospital, was standing outside the gates at the front of Drake’s residence when he was shot from the
  
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• Nearly half of Canadians are opposed to university protest encampments, poll suggests

  08-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA, Ill. — A new opinion poll suggests nearly half of Canadians oppose the pro-Palestinian encampments that have cropped up on some university campuses.
  Just 31 per cent of people who took the Leger survey last weekend said they support the encampments, while 48 per cent were against the demonstrations. About one in five said they don’t know.  
  The encampments began more than a week ago, with students demanding their schools publicize and end their investments in Israeli def
  
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• Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again

  08-05-2024 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUNCAN, B.C. — Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands. 
  It’s called Project 84,000, and is intended to depict the number of steelhead and trout that died in a massive fish kill in the drought-stricken Cowichan River on southern Vancouver Island last year.
  Jennifer Shepherd has been managing the project, which involves a series of gatherings in the community to create the rubbings that wi
  
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• Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

  08-05-2024 09:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — An appeals court Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub.“Glory to Hong Kong” was often sung by demonstrators during the huge anti-government protests in 2019. The song was later mistakenly played as the city’s anthem at international sporting events, instead of China’s &ldq
  
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• Illegal dump site near Chilliwack could contaminate groundwater: MOE - Chilliwack Progress

  08-05-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Illegal dump site near Chilliwack could contaminate groundwater: MOE  Chilliwack Progress
  
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